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Women's Hoops Bows Out of NCAA Tourney with Opening Round Loss to NYU, 81-62

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Emmanuel College women’s basketball team fell to New York University, 81-62, Friday evening in opening round action of the 2020 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball tournament hosted by Bowdoin College.

Women's Hoops Bows Out of NCAA Tourney with Opening Round Loss to NYU, 81-62
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March 6, 2020

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Emmanuel College women's basketball team fell to New York University, 81-62, Friday evening in opening round action of the 2020 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball tournament hosted by Bowdoin College.

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel College, 62; New York University, 81
Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (21-8, 9-2 GNAC)
New York University Violets (21-5, 10-4 UAA)
Location: Brunswick, Maine – Morrell Gymnasium @ Bowdoin College
Date: Friday, March 6, 2020

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Saints opened the contest with a 5-0 flurry before the Violets answered with five straight to even the score at 5-5 following a triple by Katie Foos (Rumson, N.J.).
  • Foos gave NYU its first lead of the night with another deep three to make it 12-11 which cued an 8-0 flurry to bump the Violets advantage to 17-11 deep in the first.
  • Emmanuel cut the deficit to 19-15 as sophomore Riley Lahiff (Attleboro, Mass.) connected on a jumper to cap the first quarter action.
  • New York University blitzed the Saints with a 4-0 spurt to build a 23-15 lead and force Emmanuel to call its first timeout of the contest with 7:59 to play in the half.
  • Senior Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (Cambridge, Mass.) and sophomore Loredana D'Agostino (Broad Brook, Conn.) responded with five straight points highlighted by an old-fashion three point play from Ramirez-Tejeda to get the game back to within a single possession at 23-20 before NYU answered with eight straight points including back-to-back threes by junior guards Alyssa Alvarez (Daly City, Calif.) and Janean Cuffee (New York, N.Y.) to extend the NYU lead to double-figures at 31-20 with 5:36 to play in the second.
  • The Saints regrouped with an 8-0 run fueled by a pair of layups from Ramirez-Tejeda to once again make it a single-possession affair at 31-28 at the 3:04 marker.
  • At the break, the Violets owned a 36-32 edge led by 12 points from Foos and 11 by Cuffee while Ramirez-Tejeda led all players at the intermission with 13.
  • Emmanuel committed 13 turnovers in the first half compared to just four by NYU and the Violets bench outscored the Saints reserved by a 15-0 margin over the first frames.
  • The squads traded hoops through the first four minutes of the third quarter to a 44-41 score before Foos and Cuffee connected on jumpers to extend the Violet lead to 48-41.
  • A jumper from the top of the key by D'Agostino with 2:40 to play trimmed the deficit to 50-47 before EC junior guard Jamad Fiin (Boston, Mass.) made it a one-point game with a left handed layup at the 1:53 marker to move the needle to 50-49.
  • Sophomore Arina Ovchinnikova (Moscow, Russia) gave Emmanuel its first lead of the game since the first, connecting on a jumper from the wing to lift the Saints back on top 51-50 but NYU closed out the stanza with five straight points to carry a 55-51 cushion into the fourth.
  • The Violets scored five quick points to open the fourth including a pull-up three on the break from Cuffee to move the score to 60-51, making it an uphill climb for the Saints down the stretch.
  • An old-fashion three point play by first year forward Jenny Walker (Sausalito, Calif.) once again extended the NYU lead to double-figures at 63-53 with 7:46 to play.
  • The double-digit lead proved to be too much for Emmanuel to overcome as the Violets pulled away late for the 81-62 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Cuffee led all scorers with 24 points on the night while Walker chipped in with 20 points and seven rebounds. Foos also finished in double-figures with 19 points including five three pointers.
  • Ramirez-Tejeda capped her Emmanuel basketball career with her nation-leading 23rd double-double of the season, scoring 20 points to go along with a game-high 12 boards.
  • Fiin added 14 points while D'Agstino, Layhiff and senior Kayla Weaver (West Haven, Conn.) each added eight points.
  • NYU improved to 3-1 all-time against the Saints and evens the NCAA tournament slate at 1-1, avenging a loss to EC in the 2001 Elite 8.

UP NEXT

  • The Saints seasons comes to a close with a 21-8 overall record, marking the 25th time under Head Coach Andy Yosinoff the team has finished with 20+ victories.
  • NYU advances to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball tournament Second Round and will play tomorrow night at 7:00 PM against the winner of the Bowdoin College vs Brooklyn College match-up.